In their book chapter, Poulose and Shukitt-Hale report that published scientific tests and analyses have shown that acai fruit and pulp contain other phytochemicals, including different flavonoids, phenolic acids, and stilbenes; and nutrients, including vitamin A, beta-carotene, copper, iron, retinol, calcium, protein, and fiber.

While all of those berries, along with beets and some cabbage, contain anthocyanins and flavonoids - responsible for the purple hues and powerful antioxidants that protect the body's immune system - acai has recently risen above its pedestrian cousins, even the other so-called superfruit, pomegranates, as the new "it" fruit.

In Latin America, the diet-friendly acai berry and energy-boosting ingredients such as guarana have been infiltrating the US market, and moving to culturally similar European countries such as Spain and Portugal, Roethenbaugh added.

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